The iconic "Mighty 5" national parks highlight Utah's natural vistas and are often go-to destinations for tourism, both ...

As recently as two decades ago, parkgoers could be seen walking on top of some arches and hanging on them for photos. A climber even scaled Delicate Arch, the most widely recognized of Utah's more ...

Delicate Arch, the most widely recognized of Utah’s more than 6,000 natural arches, is seen in Arches National Park near Moab, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum) ...

A 190-million-year-old rock formation has crumbled into the waters of Lake Powell, U.S. park officials announced. The famous "Double Arch" geologic feature has towered over Rock Creek Bay in Utah ...

Delicate Arch, the most widely recognized of Utah's more than 6,000 natural arches, is seen in Arches National Park near Moab, Sept. 22, 2020.

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A common line of questions has emerged from visitors to Utah’s Arches National Park in the week since an iconic rock arch at Lake Powell known as the ...

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A common line of questions has emerged from visitors to Utah’s Arches National Park in the week since an iconic rock arch at Lake Powell known as the ...

A climber even scaled Delicate Arch, the most widely recognized of Utah’s more than 6,000 arches, leaving rope grooves in the sandstone that Garthwait said can still be seen today.

This photo provided by the National Park Service shows the Double Arch, center, after the collapse, Friday, August 9th, 2024, in Rock Creek Bay of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah.

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A common line of questions has emerged from visitors to Utah’s Arches National Park in the week since an iconic rock arch at Lake Powell known as the ...

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A common line of questions has emerged from visitors to Utah’s Arches National Park in the week since an iconic rock arch at Lake Powell known as the ...

The recent collapse of a popular rock arch at Lake Powell known as the “Toilet Bowl” is a sad reminder that the spectacular geological arches that dot southern Utah’s landscape aren’t ...